2 Kings 16:20
in 2 Kings 16And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David, and his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
KJV
And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
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This verse in 2 Kings 16
Commentary
6 notes on this verseAnd Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David,.... But not in the sepulchres of the kings of Israel, as David and Solomon, he being such a wicked prince, 2Ch 28:27. and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead; of whom much is said in the following part of this history.
This site's exposition
the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah
on 2 Kings 16:19-20
The chapter closes with the standard formula pointing to the lost chronicles of the kings of Judah, and Ahaz sleeps with his fathers and is buried in the city of David. The parallel account adds what Kings leaves unsaid here, that he was not buried in the sepulchres of the kings, a mark of the disgrace 2 Chr 28:27 states outright. His son Hezekiah succeeds him and spends much of the following chapters undoing what this one records, the bronze Ahaz stripped restored to its proper use at 2 Chr 29.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
), who proved as much a friend to the temple as he had been an enemy to it. Perhaps this very son he had made to pass through the fire, and thereby dedicated him to Moloch; but God, by his grace, snatched him as a brand out of the burning.
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Inquire by - That shall be reserved for my proper use, to inquire by; at which I may seek God, or inquire of his will, by sacrifices joined with prayer, when I shall see fit. Having thrust it out from the use for which it was instituted, which was to sanctify the gifts offered upon it, he pretends to advance it above its institution, which it is common for superstitious people to do.
4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree. We have here a general character of the reign of Ahaz. Few and evil were his days--few, for he died at thirty-six--evil, for we are here told, 1.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Was buried with his fathers in the city of David - But it is expressly declared, 2Ch 28:27, that he was not buried in the sepulchres of the kings of Israel; and this was undoubtedly intended as a mark of degradation. His reign was disastrous and impious; and it was disastrous because it was impious. He had been a scourge, not a blessing, to his people.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב | vaiyishkav | and he lay down | H7901 → | 212 times |
| אָחָז֙ | ʾachaz | Ahaz | H271 → | 42 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| אֲבֹתָ֔יו | ʾavotav | ancestors his | H1 → | 1212 times |
| וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר | vaiyikaver | and he was buried | H6912 → | 133 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| אֲבֹתָ֖יו | ʾavotav | ancestors his | H1 → | 1212 times |
| בְּעִ֣יר | beir | in [the] city of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| דָּוִ֑ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ | vaiyimlokh | and he became king | H4427 → | 348 times |
| חִזְקִיָּ֥הוּ | chizkiyahu | Hezekiah | H2396 → | 127 times |
| בְנ֖וֹ | veno | son his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ | tachtav | in place of him | H8478 → | 505 times |
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בand he lay down
vaiyishkavH7901 →212 times
אָחָז֙Ahaz
ʾachazH271 →42 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
אֲבֹתָ֔יוancestors his
ʾavotavH1 →1212 times
וַיִּקָּבֵ֥רand he was buried
vaiyikaverH6912 →133 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
אֲבֹתָ֖יוancestors his
ʾavotavH1 →1212 times
בְּעִ֣ירin [the] city of
beirH5892 →1090 times
דָּוִ֑דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְand he became king
vaiyimlokhH4427 →348 times
חִזְקִיָּ֥הוּHezekiah
chizkiyahuH2396 →127 times
בְנ֖וֹson his
venoH1121 →4930 times
תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פin place of him
tachtavH8478 →505 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Micah 1:1This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:
it leads to
- Jeremiah 26:18
“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a…
- Isaiah 1:1
This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
- Hosea 1:1
This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of…
- Amos 1:1
These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son…
- Jeremiah 26:18
Through
1 Chronicles 3:13Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
it leads to
- 2 Kings 18:1
In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 16:1
In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.
- 2 Kings 18:1
Through
2 Kings 18:1In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 28:27
And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of Jerusalem, but he was not placed in the tombs of the kings of Israel. And his son Hezekiah reigned in his…
- 2 Chronicles 28:27
Through
Isaiah 1:1This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 26:1
All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
- 2 Chronicles 26:1
About 2 Kings
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.
- PersonDivided kingdomHezekiahThe reforming king of Judah who trusted Jehovah against Sennacherib, spread the Assyrian letter before the LORD, was granted fifte…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.